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Commercial Roofing and Maintenance Services in Berks County, PA

Berks County sits next door to GSM Roofing’s home office. Our Ephrata headquarters is about 20 miles down Route 222 from Reading, and our crews have been working in Wyomissing, West Lawn, and Reading for decades: a hail-damaged slate church re-roofed through a winter, a 107,198 square foot school district roof replaced over one summer break, and what was then the largest building in Berks County to carry a green roof.

Facility managers, school districts, congregations, and property owners in Berks County who need preventive maintenance, inspections, emergency repairs, or a full roof replacement get a contractor that has been family-owned since 1946, holds GAF GoldElite Commercial Contractor status, and answers the phone 24 hours a day. Our Ephrata office covers Berks County directly. There is no regional dispatcher between you and the crew.

New slate roof and stone bell tower at Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing, Berks County, PA, installed by GSM Roofing

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Our Berks County Projects

Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing, PA

A May 2014 hail storm put holes through the church’s slate, broke snow guards, dented copings, and damaged the shingle roofs on the surrounding buildings. We worked directly with the insurance carrier, then installed 22,561 pieces of North Country Black slate with 315 pounds of copper nails, 120 squares of shingles, new copper valleys and flashings, two custom skylights, and almond copings fabricated in our own shop, working through the 2014 and 2015 winter. The church has stayed on semi-annual preventive maintenance ever since.

90 mil Johns Manville roof installation adhered EPDM roof system for Wilson School District Lower House & Pool

Wilson School District Lower House and Pool in West Lawn, PA

An out-of-warranty ballasted roof was leaking throughout the building. We tore 107,198 square feet off down to the deck, brought the insulation up to code with two layers of polyiso to R-30, and adhered a 90-mil Johns Manville EPDM assembly with a 30-year warranty. The pool roof got a new cover board and vapor barrier over its wood deck. Work began in June and most of it was finished over summer break, with walk routes marked to keep students and staff clear of the work.

Green roof installation by GSM Roofing at Millmont Elementary School

Millmont Elementary School in Reading, PA

As part of the Reading School District’s $40 million Millmont campus expansion, we installed a 12,000 square foot American Hydrotech garden roof across two roof levels: a fluid-applied rubberized asphalt membrane bonded to the metal deck, drainage mat, filter fabric, growing medium, and thousands of sedum plants in four varieties. At the time it was the largest building in Berks County with a green roof, and we maintained the planting for two years after installation.

Charles Evans Wyomissing PA

Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, PA

We installed a Ludowici clay tile roof at the historic Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. GSM Roofing is a Crown Roofer for Ludowici, whose tile carries a 75-year warranty, and the same crews that set clay tile here handle slate, copper, and the other specialty materials found on Berks County’s older buildings.

Our Berks County work runs from historic slate and clay tile to large school district membrane roofs and one of the county’s first vegetative roofs. Every project above has its own profile with the full scope, and the same crews are available for the next one.

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Commercial Roofing Services We Offer in Berks County

Our Berks County clients range from school districts and congregations to manufacturers and warehouse owners along Routes 222 and 422. The services below are the ones we are called for most often in the county, and every one is handled by GSM crews working out of Ephrata.

Preventive Roof Maintenance Service Plans

Berks County gets the same freeze-thaw winters and summer hail that sent us to Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing in 2014, and that church has stayed on semi-annual inspections ever since. Our Exceptional Roof Protection Plan puts a GSM technician on your roof twice a year to clear drains, document conditions with photos, fix the small things on the spot, and give you a written report you can budget from. Plan customers get a guaranteed two-business-day response to any leak.

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Roof Inspections

Before we recommend anything on a Berks County roof, we look at it with a drone and an infrared camera. The infrared scan shows where insulation has gotten wet under the membrane, which decides whether a roof can be coated or recovered or has to come off. You get a written condition report with the photos, and when work is needed, a cost proposal that explains why. School districts and property managers use the same report to plan capital budgets.

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Roof Repairs

Most of the repair calls we get in Reading and the surrounding boroughs are flashings, drains, and seams on membrane roofs, and slate or tile on the older buildings downtown. We repair every system we install: TPO, EPDM, PVC, built-up, modified bitumen, slate, clay tile, metal, cedar, and shingle. When a roof can be repaired instead of replaced, that is what we recommend, and we put the reasoning in writing.

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Roof Replacements and New Construction

When a Berks County roof is past repair, we replace it with the system the building actually needs. The Wilson School District lower house and pool got 107,198 square feet of 90-mil EPDM with a 30-year warranty, torn off to the deck and brought up to current insulation code over one summer. We hold the manufacturer certifications with Carlisle, Elevate, Sika Sarnafil, GAF, and Johns Manville that register those warranties, and we handle new construction roofing for general contractors as well.

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Snow Removal

Reading averages more snow than Lancaster or Philadelphia, and the flat roofs on Berks County warehouses, schools, and plants carry it until someone takes it off. Our roof snow removal crews work to OSHA fall-protection procedures, check the structural load limits with you before anyone goes up, and document the work for your insurance file.

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Roof Curb Installations

HVAC contractors working in Berks County call us to set the roof curbs for new rooftop units so the membrane warranty stays intact. We match the curb flashing to the existing system, schedule around the mechanical contractor’s crane day, and warranty our labor and materials for one year.

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Emergency Roof Repairs

A roof that opens up in a Berks County storm does not wait for business hours, and neither do we. The emergency line at 800-532-ROOF is answered 24 hours a day, our online emergency form is always open, and our Ephrata office is about 20 miles from Reading. We make the roof watertight first and plan the permanent repair second.

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Berks County School District or Municipality? Skip the Bid.

GSM Roofing is a registered COSTARS supplier (No. 008-E23-1112), so Berks County school districts, boroughs, townships, county agencies, and state facilities can contract with us directly instead of running a competitive bid. We have already roofed buildings for the Reading and Wilson school districts.

What Our Customers Say

Atonement Lutheran Church, Wyomissing "Everyone on the committee is very happy with the work GSM did. I wish you could have heard the praise they heaped on you all."
Tom Gresh, Atonement Lutheran Church

Serving Businesses Throughout Berks County

Our team can help ensure your roof protects your property. In Berks County, we work with all types of commercial and specialty systems, from Reading’s older slate and tile roofs to the large low-slope roofs on schools, warehouses, and manufacturing plants along the Route 222 and 422 corridors.

  • Reading
  • Wyomissing
  • West Lawn
  • Shillington
  • Sinking Spring
  • Kutztown
  • Boyertown
  • Hamburg
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Aerial view of the completed Wilson School District roof replacement in West Lawn, Berks County, PA

Get to Know the GSM Roofing Team

Why Choose GSM Roofing for Your Commercial Roofing Project in Berks County?

  • Our Ephrata office is about 20 miles from Reading, so the estimator who walks your roof and the crew that works on it are local, not dispatched from another state.
  • We have been roofing Berks County churches, schools, and businesses since the era of slate and tile, and we still have the in-house metal shop and the slate crews to restore them.
  • Infrared and drone inspections tell you whether a roof can be repaired or coated before you spend money on a replacement.
  • Every membrane, slate, tile, and metal system we install carries a manufacturer warranty we are certified to register, plus our own workmanship warranty.
  • Berks County public entities can hire us through COSTARS without a bid, and congregations and private owners get written options with photos so a board can decide without a sales pitch.
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Our Affiliations

The organizations below set the standards we work to on Berks County roofs, from the National Slate Association installation manual we helped write to the COSTARS contract that lets public entities hire us directly.

The Great Roof Giveaway

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Each year GSM Roofing and the Gooding Group Foundation give away roofing work to nonprofits in the communities we serve, and Berks County organizations are eligible. Winners are chosen on need and community impact after a site visit. Entry details and dates are on the Great Roof Giveaway page.

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Berks County Commercial Roofing: Frequently Asked Questions

Does GSM Roofing serve all of Berks County?

Yes. GSM Roofing serves all of Berks County from our main office in Ephrata, about 20 miles from Reading. We work regularly in Reading, Wyomissing, West Lawn, West Reading, Shillington, Sinking Spring, Kutztown, Boyertown, Hamburg, and the townships in between, for school districts, churches, manufacturers, warehouses, offices, and healthcare and senior living properties.

What commercial roofing services does GSM Roofing provide in Berks County?

In Berks County we are most often called for preventive maintenance contracts, drone and infrared inspections, leak and storm repairs, full membrane replacements on schools and industrial buildings, roof coatings where the existing roof is still sound, roof curbs for new HVAC equipment, winter snow removal, and slate, clay tile, and copper restoration on Reading’s older buildings. Emergency repair is available 24 hours a day.

What commercial roofing projects has GSM Roofing completed in Berks County?

Projects published on our site include the slate and shingle hail restoration at Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing, the 107,198 square foot EPDM roof replacement at the Wilson School District lower house and pool in West Lawn, the 12,000 square foot vegetative roof at Millmont Elementary School in Reading, and a Ludowici clay tile roof at Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. Each has a full project profile with the scope, materials, and numbers.

Does GSM Roofing offer preventive maintenance contracts in Berks County?

Yes. GSM Roofing’s Exceptional Roof Protection Plan is available to Berks County commercial property owners and facility managers. The plan includes biannual inspections, documented condition reports with photos, minor repairs during the visit, and a guaranteed two-business-day response to any leak for plan customers. Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing has been on semi-annual inspections since its 2014 restoration.

Can Pennsylvania public entities in Berks County hire GSM Roofing without a bid?

Yes. GSM Roofing is a registered COSTARS supplier (No. 008-E23-1112). Berks County school districts, municipalities, county agencies, and state facilities can contract with GSM directly through COSTARS without a competitive bid process. We have completed roofing work for both the Reading School District and the Wilson School District.

Does GSM Roofing work on historic buildings in Berks County?

Yes. Reading and the surrounding boroughs have a large stock of slate, clay tile, and copper roofs, and GSM Roofing has the crews and the in-house metal shop to restore them. We helped write the National Slate Association’s installation manual, we are a Crown Roofer for Ludowici clay tile, and our Berks County work includes the slate restoration at Atonement Lutheran Church and the tile roof at Charles Evans Cemetery.

How quickly can GSM Roofing respond to a commercial roof emergency in Berks County?

GSM Roofing answers the emergency line at 800-532-ROOF 24 hours a day, every day, and our online emergency repair form is always open. Our Ephrata office is about 20 miles from Reading. Response time depends on location, severity, and weather, and our commitment is to get a crew to you as fast as physically possible, make the roof watertight, and then plan the permanent repair.

What roofing systems does GSM Roofing work with in Berks County?

Every system found on Berks County commercial buildings: TPO, EPDM, and PVC membranes, built-up and modified bitumen, standing seam and other metal, natural slate, clay tile, cedar shake, vegetative roofs like the one at Millmont Elementary, and fluid-applied coatings. We hold the certifications that let us register manufacturer warranties with Carlisle SynTec, Elevate, Sika Sarnafil, GAF, Johns Manville, EcoStar, and Ludowici.

Team,
I just wanted to send a quick thank you to all of you for your help in getting together the final invoices for Reading and North Temple. You all are the best and it is always a pleasure working with you!
Have a great day, Cindy

Cindy Yates